Telegram-herald., 1887-01-15
The SEAATt
Action on rLs Interstate
Commerce BllL
TIE RgIo8 TO a.CoNaI LOST.
Tire Vote 1n hlcommiltai. nses p.
Mas 56 Tie Report agreed 70
~ a sots ef a5 egsl0st 80
Session fiH Nearly
Wlanient.

tas. Ir Sherman 9tei llat u0 oIl of
t4- -.o-,aaes If tas gsessnt msasare hAi
-fsI lsl sle4 general support among tAe
ps3.-e a.1 D9-A houses Vi C0nsless.
-a- necessity i1r its pi.sAza was great
aal 4.s-s greater by tas recent deci-
ssl "a -a- slp-eme Colr- he Wa
ts- -o ssr tlat 81 l.s vote on The .ll would
l-al D oe. a. is passage al tAls session d.
al...l vote lleral-y lfom tlc N1y ln
H H-..l h0 intended fu gu.r nEt fle.r HAs
l. salA 80 ency. TIE l.i was in such an
alfal-el state ut cptsl- -et--iu- -l4t without
Question. it NouA pass al lhe pres sat ses-
.l.l l some futu of ofhef. lt iue nll
Nere committed there would be sure 20 D.
ou upon lr i- thought thAt there was
great daus- tlar tl6 81. lou, al 3D. tle long
luI short na.I would DESTROY tle export
Trade vi fls country. lie believed tAe Ell
.-e- 0i f4e bin you'd or r. .ieat d4sapponi-
llelt ID 4u ald lhar tac long ana short
Aaul section would rlestc profound dis on-
l-aLl ll tae serg region rearesente1 hy gen.
lemen nl0 are earnestly advocating
tls t.L lie Thought The con-
i-r-lfe committee might U-f-sL The
lllI OF s.. o1.cl l.lousbe t-4tuIes auu l0r that
reason lt w1lll vote l0r l-s recomIuutai
il lle aou9u ID re mmit slolld be- voted
down. us uow eetmel lkaly, De would
~ neither 0a il- whole wa- best - t---e
fae niI wltt It's Questionable features snd
many GOOD i-sflres ald leave 10 ~ time %
e5rreol ts Iert clous
Sir IialnIs sr-pei ,u laTo OF o, The con-
ference rea.gt. He took the general ground
that slolli it tara ou- that tne foreign
/ trade should De injured VI hamperc1 by
tais nil Congress might be safely trusted
" ith rem-dvint tle evil. lie believed chat
f.f rrf %
S.a found itself compelled u sIbmit %
tae Legislation, it would tu-n ou- 10 be for
it- benefit as wel as for the benefit OF the
6loie people.
Mr Aduch argued against the fourth
/ 81 .iOn-the long and short haul clause
AMI ezpra- "a bis profound conviction that
Il 10 were enacted INTO law, 10 would prove
disastrous % the great interests OF the
! c0llI-v. Its rigid enforcement, he salt.
would aemo-aliEe and cripple both Internal
anil e-te.lai commerce. Local rates, he
! errrei. could no, De greatly lowered while
/ through rates would be advanced. The
( e, RENE western States he thought would
I have all their rates advanced. The
/ uast disastrous effects 0f the fourth section
/ would oe 20 exclude from The markets OF
/ Che world the arm products oil Missouri,
1 klu.ls and Ne8ra-Ea.
Mr Brown hat no doubt that the courts
| generally would decide that 40 greater rate
| can b- charged for a shorter than 6 longer
/ nall 20 .he same direction
Sir Merrii had reschei the conclusion
} fha. - was his dutv 20 vote for the recon-
m t.ai " tne biu. He was satisfied that the
| Ion. ard shor. haul clause would result in
au increase of rates f3r long hauls and pos
/ si5ly for short hauls also IN his Judgment
! ii TINS bin should pass It's eject on the Cen
tral ami Union Pacific Railroads would be
/ slnl fns- fha Government might a. Wei